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But economics is not McCain's, you know, thing.

"The issue of economics is not something I've understood as well as I should," he said in December. A month earlier he mentioned that, with a vice presidential candidate, "you also look for people who maybe have talents you don't, or experience or knowledge you don't, as well." He said he'd look for "somebody who's really well grounded in economics."

Oops. Palin's talent is energy.

The more Palin talks, the more it's clear that governing her state is inadequate experience for the vice presidency. That's because Alaska is rich in resources, flush in capital and scarce in residents, the absolute inverse of the nation.

The McCain campaign's talk about grassroots organizers, domestic terrorists and socialists is suspect. If you are a cynical person, you might say that such chatter stokes racial anxieties without mentioning race. If you're an optimist, you might believe that most Americans are better than that.